Functional Morphology search menu search content Big cat morphology Functional anatomy of the post-cranial skeleton of Panthera gombaszoegensis from La Belle-Roche, Sprimont (Belgium) Promoters: Jamie A. MacLaren, Leonard Dewaele Pantherine cats (the “big” cats) represent some of the largest ter…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content #HEARIN'spire podcast #HEARIN'spire - Hilarious Deleted scenes #HEARIN'spire - Episode 1 Belgian fries are not for vegans #HEARIN'spire - Episode 2 If Callan can do it, everybody can do it #HEARIN'spire - Episode 3 It’s all about the food #HEA…

Integrated Training in Dry Eye Disease Drug Development search menu search content ESR3 Agnese Compagnone Research project: Implementation of in vivo models to identify potential candidates for DED treatment. Host organisation: University of Antwerp (UA), Belgium Supervisor: Prof Dr Paul COS Brief b…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content We owe you so much! 13/10/2021 - Tommaso (ESR #6) The use of animals in experiments is something very important to all of us, scientists or not. In the past decades, a lot of progress has been made to replace lab animals where possible and a lot…

Peter Bols full professor - dean Research Peter Bols Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise The research Group Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry offers veterinary expertise in planning and executing surgical interventions on animals (eg within the framework of scientific…

Jona Verstraelen doctoral scholarship holder Research Jona Verstraelen Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) The prevalence and the pathophysiological role of non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacters in well-defined gastric diseases and (pre-) malignancies. 01/10/2024 - 3…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Animal sex pheromones evolve rapidly and predictably Lizards develop a more attractive smell when competition is high and the chance of predation low Relocated in small groups to experimental islands, lizards rapidly and repeatedly developed new chemi…

COMPOST Collective search menu search content Let us introduce you to our team members! To find out more about a researcher, click on their picture to open their University of Antwerp researcher page. Kristien Hens Kristien Hens is professor of philosophy at the University of Antwerp. She loves micr…

Social Sciences 1. What was your favorite course during your student days? The course “Sociology of Media,” taught by Prof. Keith Roe, who would later also become the supervisor of my doctorate. That course discussed how our social position explains our media use and the impact of media use on i…

Literature and the Holocaust search menu search content Conference program This will be a hybrid conference, with presentations both online and in-person. Those who have registered to attend the conference online will receive a Zoom-link. Tuesday 27 June 2023 (Antwerp) 09.00-09.30 Official opening: …

Diversity and inclusion search menu search content Prides and gender diversity On diplomacy, patience and hope The state of the union of the LGBTQIA+ movement in 2021 is worrying. There seems to be a reversal of the progressive trend of several decades in Europe. Is this a fundamental turnaround or …

Heiko De Schepper assistant professor Research Heiko De Schepper Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise 1. During my medical training, I participated in several experiments focusing on the characterization of neurotransmitters in motility of the mouse small in…

Ludo Cuyvers emeritus CAS Discussion Papers Ludo Cuyvers CAS Discussion Papers 113 NEW MEDHI KRONGKAEW A Peek Inside the Thai Judiciary: My Two-Year Experience as a Judicial Commissioner of Thailand - July 2024 (pdf - 308kb) 112 NEW MEDHI KRONGKAEW The Zany State of Thai Politics in the Middle of 20…

Herwig Leirs full professor - rector Research Herwig Leirs Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise - Morfological and molecular identification of small mammals (particularly rodents), molluscs and insects. - Consultancy on the management of rodent-related problems in agriculture a…

Ingrid Opdebeek emeritus occasional assignment Research Ingrid Opdebeek Research team Government and Law Expertise Expertise in Belgian and comparative general administrative law, and more specific principles of good administration, administrative decision-making and procedure, protection against th…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Research Projects in the UAntwerp database Ongoing projects Into the wild: the role of virus exchange as a driver of adaptive genetic introgression between the European wildcat, Felis silvestris, and the domestic cat, Felis catus. 01/11/2…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Research Hannes Svardal Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My main expertise is evolutionary genomic analysis of whole-genome sequencing data. I have been working on a variety of organisms including plants, monkeys and fishes. We al…

Ria Janvier emeritus occasional assignment Research Ria Janvier Research team Politics & Public Governance Expertise Consultancy of Belgian public organisations (primarily concerning the legal status of the personnel) and teaching, giving courses and presentations on seminars and post-academic progr…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Exposomics: A holistic approach to assess environmental exposures and their impact on endocrine and metabolic disorders (EXPOSOME 2.0). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Background: The exposome encompasses the totality of envi…

Benedicte De Winter full professor Research Benedicte De Winter Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise - Visceral pain - Inflammation - ileus - irritable bowel syndrome - IBS - inflammatory bowel disease - IBD - sepsis - experimental and clinical translational…

Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts search menu search content PhD defences Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Disarming Design - Politics of participatory practices - Annelys de Vet (29/11/2024) Annelys de Vet 29 November 2024, Sint Lucas School of Arts (Sho…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content #INSPIRE weekly 13/12/2022 - Charles (ESR #9) The image on the flyer shows the distribution of a specific lipid (highlighted in red) in immune cells (macrophages) using Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI). The left image shows the MSI image, whereas…

Science Public defences 2022 Attend a phd defence or search the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2022 Attend a phd defence or search the archive of concluded doctoral research Advances in biplanar X-ray imaging: calibration and 2D/3D registration - Van Thi Huyen Nguyen (20/12/2…

OPEN Research Network search menu search content Guest lectures Guest lectures Every three months we invite an expert in the field to deliver a guest lecture on a topic relevant to Media Accessibility. These lectures are streamed live through Zoom and members have the opportunity to ask questions at…

Politics & Public Governance search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Trust in Governance of Societal Transitions (GOVTRUST). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Trust in public governance is essential for a well-functioning society. This is especially so in the face of grand societal chall…